The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-09
BUSINESS, LIFE, ACTIVITY, THRIFT.
Mccormick 80 Lately Evolved from
the Woods, Now Has the Air of an
Infant City.
Mccormick NelCS.

Mccormick NetCS.
Can't. r. J. Robinson closed his school on
last Monday.
Mr.. /. b. Ramey, from Bordeaux, spent last
night in our town..
Mr. George Mckinney has recently purchas-
ed him n nice new doubtseated buggy.
! A great many of our Mccormick boys ant tic
ipate attending the reading club ut Troy next
Monday night.
town, who has Lcen quite sick for the past few
weeks, we report better.
Next Friday night week a rainbow party
will he given somewhere in our town.
Trying to do business without advertising is
like winking at n girl In the dark. I0u may
know what you are doing but no else does.
1t would surprise you to know how many
colored people are coming In and subscribing
for our paper. We are glad TO know so many
of them can read.
Messrs. Vance. Pucket and White, of Troy,
took dinner with the editors last Saturday.
Mr.. James T. Baker, Of Lowndesville, one of
the handsome. intelligent and cnterprisinS
young men Of that place, took dinner with
the editors last Sunday.
Last Wednesday it seemed as If all the cot
ten was coming TO our town. From the lower
to the upper end of town the streets were
thlckly crowded with wagons and people.
Mrs. l.: G.. Maynard and family, from Lees
Vile, s. G., have moved into the house former
ly occupied by Mr.. g. M. Lanicr.
One of the popular farmers, Mr.. NJ. Creswell,
comes 10 our town often with cotton TO sell.
w neU II lOWH uldN SuSIl Nhii oNi u
ly say the price of cotton ranges to suit the
times.
Misses Lula and Sallic Sherard, Of Mofiets-
Vile, s. G., spent a few hours in our town last
Wednesday.
Mr.. q. S. Cade, from Bordeaux, was In our
town last Saturday. Mr.. Cade Is an enterprls-
ing merchant near that station.
The estate of w. N. Tenant deceased, is 10
be settled, and we call attention to the adver-
Mrs. S. A. Mcintosh passed through our
town Wednesday on her way to Charleston to
see her sons, who nre going to school there:
At the Sons of Temperance meeting last
Wednesday night one more member was
added, Master Tommy Jennings.
We would suggest that all the merchants set
out q few shade trees in front OF their stores.
We are quite sure IL will add great deal to
our town. ,
we paid visit yesterday to tho charming
little town of Troy. All the merchants seem
to be In good spirits. Rev. X. +. bradley Is
erecting n mansion at q cost OF $1,000. The
hotel ut this place will be one OF Snfllcicnt
MAGNITUDE to hold as many as VIII arrive.
We wish our Troy friends much success
The following are the arrivals Mt the smith
House during the past week Joe Link, Mai.
mick: D. II. Corley. 1,owndesville; T.; ..
Clinkscalcs, Col. CALICO, Anderson Maj.
Fleming, Augusta, Ga; II. $. Rogers Green
vile. Tennessee.
Rev. G. s. Bradley. colOred. elder of the A..
NJ. T.. Church. preached on last 1ueSdhy, IN
Mccormick the corner stone sermon or the
new Ebenczer church. We were not present
IN the occnsion, but all who attended pro-
nounce II big effort Of his lilc. We are sure
of his ability, and this concludes our opinion
in saving II must have been fine and TO the
point.